Integration of effective heat treatment strategies into the production process of high-strength aluminum screws (T07#)

• Subject Area: Mechanics
• Term: from 2017 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 14208545

This project will focus on the integration of “precipitation engineering”, which includes forming in the solution annealed condition and a subsequent aging treatment, into the production process of aluminium screws. It aims on the development of a new processing strategy, which enables to make use of the shortened aging time and increased strength of the material, which can be achieved by precipitation engineering. The effect of an inhomogeneus and reversed deformation on the precipitation kinetics will be investigated in cooperation with the EJOT GmbH & Co. KG, starting with simplified experiments on single processing steps and leading to complex variations on the process chain.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres (Transfer Project)
• Subproject of: SFB 692: High-strength Aluminium-Based Light Weight Materials for Reliable Components
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Chemnitz
• Business and Industry: EJOT Holding GmbH & Co. KG
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr.-Ing. Kristin Hockauf; Professor Dr.-Ing. Thomas Lampke